{"id":3532,"date":"2023-01-01T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/the-real-life-boxer-who-almost-played-clubber-lang-in-rocky-iii\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T17:20:00","slug":"the-real-life-boxer-who-almost-played-clubber-lang-in-rocky-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/the-real-life-boxer-who-almost-played-clubber-lang-in-rocky-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"The real-life boxer who almost played Clubber Lang in &#8216;Rocky III&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_breadcrumb\">\n<nav>\n<ul>\n<li>House<\/li>\n<li>SR Originals<\/li>\n<li class=\"last_breadcrumb\"><span>The real-life boxer who almost played Clubber Lang in &#8216;Rocky III&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":600,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":600,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":600,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading_excerpt\">In the third installment of the Rocky franchise, a real-life boxer almost played the antagonist, pitting the famous boxer against Clubber Lang.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":600,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":148} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width expandable \" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=1140&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=943&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=767&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Rocky 3 Clubber Lang\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"item-img-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":600,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":148} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below main pic! --> <\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><em><strong>Rocky III<\/strong><\/em>    We saw the famous character of Sylvester Stallone go up against Clubber Lang, but the real-life notable &#8217;70s boxer mostly played the latter. The film&#8217;s character was played by iconic action star Mr. T.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":600,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":582} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> <\/p>\n<p>Originally, the opposing boxer was meant to be played by someone else. this is, <em>Creed<\/em> A movie that saw real fighters like Tony Bellew playing the opponents of famous characters. <em>Creed III, <\/em>On his Instagram, Mr. T&#8217;s casting was initially very different.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone  \" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1535570269372-ccr1\" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1535570269372-ccr1\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-div-gpt-ad-1535570269372-ccr1\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1 adsninja-ad-zone-container-with-set-height\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">screen video of the day<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: Apollo Creed vs. Clubber Lang: Which Rocky Opponent Will Win the Fight<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":78} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"joe-frazier-almost-played-clubber-lang-in-rocky-iii-amp-why-he-wasn-39-t\">    Joe Frazier Almost Played Clubber Lang in &#8216;Rocky III&#8217; (And Why He Didn&#8217;t)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joe-frazier-clubber-lang-rocky-3.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joe-frazier-clubber-lang-rocky-3.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joe-frazier-clubber-lang-rocky-3.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joe-frazier-clubber-lang-rocky-3.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joe-frazier-clubber-lang-rocky-3.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Joe Frazier Clubber Lang Rocky 3\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joe-frazier-clubber-lang-rocky-3.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":10,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":78} -->\n <\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":11,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":78} --><\/p>\n<p>Stallone has revealed that he wants Joe Frazier to play Clubber Lang in order to push boxing movies into uncharted territory.  Frazier was the first boxer to beat legendary fighter Muhammad Ali in his, and from 1970 until 1973 he reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the sport. all the time.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":12,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":519} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":13,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":519} --><\/p>\n<p>According to Stallone, Frasier was thrilled with the prospect of playing Claver Lang. <em>Rocky III, <\/em>The two entered a sparring contest to get a feel for their next fight in the film. is the main reason why Director&#8217;s stitch. It was this determined fight from Frazier that made Stallone realize he needed another action star opposite him, as opposed to a very dangerous fighter.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":15,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"it-39-s-good-for-rocky-iii-that-mr-t-played-clubber-lang\">    It&#8217;s good for Rocky III that Mr. T played Clubber Lang<\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clubber-Lang-Rocky.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clubber-Lang-Rocky.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clubber-Lang-Rocky.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clubber-Lang-Rocky.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clubber-Lang-Rocky.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"clubber lang rocky\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clubber-Lang-Rocky.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":16,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} -->\n <\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":17,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p>In the end, Mr. T might have been better suited for Clubber Lang. <em>Rockies <\/em>overall tone.like many <em>Rocky<\/em> The series&#8217; other antagonist, Mr. T, fits the over-the-top, almost cheesy action hero vibe better than Frasier. Given Lang&#8217;s eccentric and angry persona, it was the right choice for an extroverted actor like Mr. T to pull it off. <em>Rocky<\/em> Mr. T, the adversary, <em>Rocky <\/em>A franchise so adorable in its &#8217;80s fashion. <em>Creed III, <\/em>played by best choice <strong><em>Rocky III<\/em><\/strong>despite Joe Frazier&#8217;s unquestionable legacy in the real world of boxing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":18,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":744} --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"next-single\">MORE: Rocky: Clubber Lang&#8217;s Boxing Record (and Post-Fight Fate)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":19,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":813} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":20,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":813} --><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiQGh0dHBzOi8vc2NyZWVucmFudC5jb20vYm94ZXItYWxtb3N0LXBsYXllZC1jbHViYmVyLWxhbmctcm9ja3ktMy_SAQA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] House SR Originals The real-life boxer who almost played Clubber Lang in &#8216;Rocky III&#8217; In the third installment of the Rocky franchise, a real-life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing-mma-combat-sports","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rocky-3-clubber-lang-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}